xxi, 393 pages ; 24 cm

Sieber makes the controversial and painful claim that America is an inferior nation among advanced industrial societies, and he supports this attitude by citing statistics related to health care, education, government, and social conditions. He refutes the idea that American decline is related to one president or one political climate. Sieber advocates changing the political climate to reflect not the usual partisan preoccupations but fundamental changes in how we address policy issues

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-380) and index

Overview of an inferior nation -- The economy, work, recent federal budgets, and business and government -- Health, health care, and costs -- Education -- Crime and punishment -- The environment, energy, and natural resources -- Foreign affairs : selected issues -- Racial, ethnic, and gender inequality -- Civil liberties -- The media and their relationships with corporations, the government and the public -- Democracy -- Conclusions and a new beginning

Sieber makes the controversial and painful claim that America is an inferior nation among advanced industrial societies, and he supports this attitude by citing statistics related to health care, education, government, and social conditions. He refutes the idea that American decline is related to one president or one political climate. Sieber advocates changing the political climate to reflect not the usual partisan preoccupations but fundamental changes in how we address policy issues

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